Mrs. Bennet’s nerves were shot. Five daughters and no prospect in sight. After all, with their estate entailed to that Mr. Collins, she did not have much time to tarry if she was to marry off her ...

His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) is a beaming beacon of Divine guidance and support. His Holiness (aba) represents the highest level of connection with God in today’s world and thus he ...

As previously mentioned in the commentary on Sūrah al-Ikhlāṣ, the final three chapters are collectively a summary of the Holy As previously mentioned in the commentary on Sūrah al-Ikhlāṣ, the final ...

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For all our curiosity, we human beings can be awfully good at looking for things in all the wrong places. Phones in the fridge. Keys in the oven. That kind of thing. But the greatest mistakes we make ...

And to save me from the mischief of all those who blow upon the knots of mutual relationships, intending to undo them. (5) النَفَّاثَاتُ is plural for النَّفَّاثَةُ, which is the feminine superlative ...

هُوَ – huwa [He]: Huwa is an إ سْمُ ضَميرٍ [ism ḍamīr]; that is, huwa is a singular, masculine, third-person pronoun. The Urdu equivalent is ‘وہ’ (voh) [and the English equivalent is ‘he’]. However, ...

A number of names have been cited for this chapter in various commentaries of the Holy Qur’an. These numerous names are indicative of the vast nature of its subject matter. These names are: That is, ...

The meaning of the expression عَاذَ بِهِ مِنْ كَذَا is that of ِلَجَأَ إِلَيْه وَاعْتَصَمَ – taking refuge with somebody and seeking their protection. Therefore, when we recite ِأَعُوْذُ بِاللهِ ...

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As already explained in the lexical analysis, العَقْدُ signifies الوَلَايَةُ عَلَى البَلَدِ that is, the governance, rule and authority of a land. Similarly, it also signifies البَيْعَةُ لِلْوُلَاةِ ...

(1) According to Ḥassān, ‘Aṭa’, ‘Ikrimah and Jābir this chapter was revealed in Makkah. Haḍrat Ibn ‘Abbās(ra) states that this chapter is of Medinan origin, a view also supported by Qatādah (ra) [1].